What Are We Doing Here?

What is the New Testament church all about? From the beginning God desires to live among His people. God’s blessing to Abraham and the promise of salvation continues to unfold as God-pursuers (those who by faith have accepted the work of His Christ) march forward in step with the Savior. Through Christ’s church, His Bride—local communities of faith comprising a universal body of believers—the Lord’s message of forgiveness is proclaimed to the world. The apostle Paul says this: “For God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself… and He gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making His appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, ‘Come back to God!” (2 Corinthians 5:19-20)